People working in the informal economy are disproportionately affected by Covid-19. They don't benefit from the financial reliefs provided to those formally employed and face increased risks of falling ill or into debt traps. In this video, our researchers Keetie Roelen, Max Gallien, and Phil...
15 May 2020
Today marks the launch of the 2020 Global Nutrition Report (GNR), the world’s leading independent assessment of the state of global nutrition. The report aims to inspire governments, civil society and private stakeholders to act to end malnutrition in all its forms. It also plays an important...
12 May 2020
Emeritus Professor of Economics at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi and former Vice Chancellor, University of Delhi, Deepak Nayyar has been appointed as Chair of the Board of Trustees at the Institute of Development Studies (IDS). Professor Nayyar will officially take up his role in...
4 May 2020
The Coalition for Religious Equality and Inclusive Development (CREID), led by IDS, has expressed grave concern over a dangerous anti-Ahmadi campaign, currently trending on Twitter in Pakistan.
1 May 2020
New analysis suggests that now, more than ever, further work is needed to ensure World Bank accountability to the public.
30 April 2020
The relationships between business, markets and states shape economic, environmental, political and social realities for everyone, everywhere. These relationships are constantly evolving. As seen most recently in responses to the Covid-19 pandemic, the potential for either transformational or...
29 April 2020
The Institute of Development Studies (IDS) has established a formal Memorandum of Understanding with two longstanding and valued partners, Anthrologica, and The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), to help strengthen global responses to humanitarian crises such as Covid-19,...
28 April 2020
IDS Research Fellow and CLARISSA programme director Danny Burns took part in an online Extinction Rebellion Fashion Action team’s panel discussion: What does the fashion industry need in this time of crisis? A Reboot or a Transition? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiJDQzh45Bk The...
23 April 2020
Launched today is the new The Action on Children’s Harmful Work in African Agriculture (ACHA) programme website. The ACHA website will be the hub for the research and evidence coming out of the seven-year, DFID-funded research programme that started in January 2020. ACHA will initially work...
22 April 2020
Since the Zika virus hit the headlines in 2015, thousands of children and their families in Brazil were affected and have been living with the consequences, such as the intense daily care, therapies and treatments needed, ever since. Five mothers whose lives have been completely changed as a...
7 April 2020
IDS master’s student, Yoko Inagaki, has been awarded an £8,000 prize in the University of Sussex's annual student enterprise competition. Yoko, who is currently studying for an MA in Globalisation, Business and Development at the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) was awarded second...
2 April 2020
You may have noticed that the CLTS Knowledge Hub has started calling itself the Sanitation Learning Hub. Why is this? With recently renewed funding from the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida), we renamed the organisation to better reflect our now broader approach to...
19 March 2020
